UK police to lose phone and web data search authorisation powers

Change is one of several to snooper’s charter law proposed by ministers in attempt to comply with European court rulingSenior police officers are to lose the power to self-authorise access to personal phone and web browsing records under a series of late changes to the snooper’s charter law proposed by ministers in an attempt to comply with a European court ruling on Britain’s mass surveillance powers. Related: UK intelligence agencies face surveillance claims in European court